by Haruo » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:09 pm
Yeah, I have a feeling that the Hispanic population in Skyway is higher than the what, 9%?, my tract shows. But the census does make an effort (or did in 1990 anyhow, when I worked for them) to count those who do not report themselves, and to fill in as much info as the neighbors can supply. My guess is there are four or five Hispanics living next door to us, but I don't actually know how many there are, just that they're Hispanic/Mexican/mestizo and at least some of them hail from Oaxaca. A couple with at least one minor child and also at least one or two young men. That's all the privacy-busting I'd be able to supply the Treasury Department if I were asked. Incidentally, I don't know what they do with people who are reported but refused/unknown as to race. Do they count "don't know/refused" under "Other" (which was 6% here) or do they just pad each race proportionally (so 28% of the DK/Ref are labeled "White", another 28% "Black", 9% "Hispanic", 30% "Asian", and 6% "Other") or what? Anecdotally I'd say Hispanics are more likely to be mislabeled if unreported.
Haruo = Leland Bryant Ross
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